Mission Report
May 2026
Greetings to all in the name of Jesus Christ, who is our eternal hope:
I arrived in Accra on Friday, February 27th. After preaching at Taborah on Sunday I traveled up to Salaga on Monday. Shortly after I arrived the father of a church member from Gulbe Quarters was being brought from Tamale after a surgery. He was brought to the house by his daughter (Gloria) as they were traveling from Tamale to return home to Gulbe Quarters. The road to Gulbe from Salaga is treacherous and probably forty miles long. They asked if someone could take them in the mission pickup truck and so Ulanja and Joseph said that they would drive the truck and take them. On the return, Ulanja was driving and lost control in a curve on the dirt road. The truck rolled three times and by American standards it was totaled. Even though the top was caved in to the steering wheel, neither Joseph nor Ulanja were seriously injured. I was without a truck for the remainder of my tour and the repairs were not completed until the week before I returned to America (May 18). This caused me to have to make all of my meeting obligations by motorcycle. I logged close to 2,000 miles traveling. The up side is that it saved me about $400 in fuel and maintenance. Another more blessed result of the whole situation is that the daughter who was transporting the Father was not a believer, but after our time spent talking to her and due to the kindness we showed to the family, it was reported to us that she was baptized into the Lord.
We had our annual area wide gathering on April 3rd - 5th at Loloto. As always it was a great meeting. We had more than 350 people who showed up daily for the three day meeting. The theme for the meeting was, “Building a Self-Sustaining Church.” While we were there, Joseph’s wife (Comfort) went into labor on Saturday night and had to be taken back to Salaga. God has blessed us with a baby boy (Micaiah) in our family.
On April 8th I traveled up to the Bolgatanga area and remained until April 13th. I gave a three day seminar on the Gospel Defense series. At night Paul and I traveled to various churches to preach and encourage the saints. One of the places we went was Sumbrungu. That is where Oliver is, whom we sent for surgery last year. His paralyzation ended up being from cancer. They removed the tumors that were pressing against the spine in Tamale and he has been home recovering. He is now doing much better as to having less pain and he is able to maneuver himself around now and sit up on his own, but he is still not able to walk. I fear that the condition was left for too long and atrophy is going to be a long term issue. He is very thankful for the help we have given. He gave me a goat, but because I had to come on the motorcycle I was not able to take it and I asked him to hold it until I returned for my next tour when I might have the truck.
On April 23rd – 25th we had three days of leadership training in Salaga. The attendance was in the mid-fifties each day. I finished the Gospel defense series in the classes. We had our fasting and prayers on Friday and we had three preachers for the Friday evening preaching critiques. I have to give a shout out to all of the ladies in the Salaga house who provide all of the meal preparation for these meetings. They are a blessing to me.
On May 1st – 3rd Joseph and I traveled to Duuni to do three says of leadership seminars there. I taught from the Gospel Defense series. We had an average attendance of 60 to 70 People each day.
On May 7th Morgan Huber flew into Accra. Albert Ghansah picked her up at the airport and on the following day she flew up to Tamale where I picked her up. Morgan is a nursing student in the U.S. who is enrolled in a college course where she was required to go to another culture for “cultural immersion.” I was able to secure her a position at the Salaga hospital for the week. Even though the electric was out every night in sweltering heat, she got hooked on the people and said that she is coming back.
The repairs were completed on the truck by May 14th. Morgan and I traveled back to Accra on May 15th. I preached at The Amrahiya church on May 17th. We flew out that evening, arriving back in the States on May 18th.
I am looking forward to giving presentations to any one in any place concerning the things we have done. I am also available until mid-September for preaching engagements. Please let me know if there is any interest.
Rose had neck surgery on May 27th. Everything went well and she is recovering at home. On Saturday May 23rd, I broke into fever and chills. I ended up in the hospital on Monday with a cellulitis infection in my leg. I had cut my Achilles while doing some work in Ghana, which was the most likely entrance point for the bacteria. I have been on antibiotics for five days and today (May 29th) the doctor added another week at increased strength. We are never discouraged, as His strength is made perfect in weakness. We praise God for every situation that brings the opportunity to prove that faith is more powerful than anything this life can send our way.
Thank you to everyone for your prayers and support. May God richly bless you.
His servants
Bob and Rose
Email us at spiritualbackbone@yahoo.com
Our Website is: thesaintsatlima.com
Please send correspondence or donations to:
The Lima Allen County Church of Christ
P.O. Box 1688
Lima, Oh. 45802
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